Pokémon Archetypes EVERY Team Has

Golisopod's Emergency Exit saved my life... Without it I would NEVER have been able to defeat Ultra Necrozma. He was literally my last Pokemon, on the brink of death, and was only able to clutch the win because he had switched out using his ability earlier in the battle, allowing him to use First Impression a second time.

"Woolo with a gun can't hurt you" Woolo with a gun: 10:40

Fly and surf mon in earlier generations, Starter and fodder or legendary. That's most teams

I used Wishiwashi and it kicked butt in Moon after it got the School Form. Was one of my strongest members.

“He(Lucario) becomes the Goku of the Pokémon world” Fun Fact: The English VA of Goku voices Lucario in Smash.

My team for Sword had a major case of the new guy since I caught my whole team (Cinderace, Drednaw, Corviknight, Obstagoon and Boltund) in the first half hour of the game and then caught my sixth member Grapploct before the seventh gym

Wimpod also has a signature ability Wimp Out that does the exact same as Emergency Exit so i guess Golisopod is less scared and more rational

2 views in 13 seconds bro is Not falling off

2:23 that's my Cetitan. I named him ODDLES! Carried me in the doubles gym after I JUST caught and evolved him. Only caught him cause I paused to eat dinner and he kept watching me, wanting to be caught, to the point I HAD to excuse myself to catch the little guy. Avalanche helped so much that doubles gym...love ya little guy. You were, even if just for one battle, the legit MVP

The HM Slave was an old favourite, they were like a sub that came in clutch outside of battle and that's it, might've never really cared about them in the same way as the rest, but they earned my respect, looking at you, Linoon.

In Pokemon X I spent all my Pokeballs trying to catch a wild Dunsparce. I was so frustrated by how long it took to catch that I named it "Useless." But you know what they say... If you name it, you'll get attached to it. Bro came in clutch using Rollout against Viola, and he became one of my most beloved team members the entire playthrough.

you know how pokemon can stay on 1 Hp because of friendship my alolan persian once did that 3 times in a row during the elite 4

0:03 ey! I’ll have you know I used Rampardos/Leafeon, Gastrodon and Weavile thank you very much

I think my Violet team consisted of my starter and 5 ol' reliables. My final team was Quaquaval, Ceruledge, Espathra, Glimmora, Baxcalibur, and the Titan Iron Treads. All of my Pokémon pulled their weight really well and got me through the game with relative ease.

I taught my clodsire: Toxic Spikes Spikes Stealth Rock Tera Blast

i have a headcannon that cynthias garchomp ADORES ice cream despite being cough cough 4X WEAK TO ICE CYNTHIAS CONSTANTLY TRIES TO STOP HIM FROM EATING ALL THE ICE CREAM TO STOP HIM FROM HURTING HIMSELF

Starters are more or less designed to be the leaders of a team. Usually good stats all around, good level up moves, and reasonable evolution levels. The only time I've really replaced one is for a late game team that has a certain theme going on, with a pseudo legendary or weather setter as the leader. Second in command is generally a pokemon that covers the leader's weaknesses. Like a grass type that covers a fire type's weaknesses. I always have at least one pokemon that's the wall. Maybe one for both sides of the special/physical split. This is the guy you put in to take some hits, so you can heal other members of the team. Or just wear down an attacker that other members can't deal with easily. In my Pokemon X team, when I didn't pick Charizard, I picked Venasaur. Its typing goes well with Greninja, who was my starter. Honestly as strong as Venasaur is, it became the leader, and Greninja was the second in command that covered its weaknesses. Snorlax and Honedge were my walls, although once I got Aegislash I didn't really need Snorlax anymore. Gardevior was there mostly because fairy was the hot new thing, and I liked the type combo she had. Weak defenses and slow speed, plus needing TMs just to function. Probably the least useful team member for most of the game, but by the end pulled her weight. I also had a Gogoat on the teams when I had Charizard X, because otherwise my team had problems with ground types. It's kind of a mid pokemon, but it looks cool, and it does the job I need it to do.

4:29 crovignight saved me countless times in sword

14:24 I caught a Nacli because my buddy said it was good against Iono's Mismagius and that was the only reason I caught it, but then he ended up in my elite four team because Garganacl is clutch and the high defense made it super useful when I needed to heal the guys who were actually super effective against my opponent. A true rags to riches story.

Furfrou was definitely my unexpected MVP. He kept critting headbutts and takedowns, all while tanking fighting moves that should've destroyed him, to the point that I had to change it's name to Zohan, because nobody should mess with it.